The Skinwalker Hunt
The Skinwalker Hunt adds a rare Overworld mob that can transform other creatures into copies of itself and chase the player through the night.
What it does
The Skinwalker spawns rarely in the Overworld and first appears in the form of a cat, wolf, villager or cow. Sheep and pigs stay passive toward the player. Once it has attacked the player at night, it can take on its true form near the player, climbing blocks up to 5 high and breaking blocks in its path, while it hunts the player in cave and night settings. By day it returns to its mob form.
Its stats are 500 HP and 8 attack damage, and its attacks apply Nausea and Blindness. Killing it drops the Skinwalker Eye, Bone, Flesh, Mask and Netherite Scrap, and a Skinwalker Trophy block can be made from the mask and planks. The mod also includes a Sharpness III, Unbreaking II Iron Axe that drops from the mob only while the skinwalkerIronAxeDrop gamerule is enabled. Client and server both need the mod; servers can turn that drop off with a command.
Key features
Transforming hunter
The mob changes other nearby creatures into copies of itself and pursues the player.
Night attacks
Once it has attacked the player, it turns into its true form at night and returns to its mob form by day.
Crafted trophy and mask
The mask and a decorative Skinwalker Trophy block can be crafted from the drops.
Potion of the hunt
A brewed Skinwalker Hunt potion grants Night Vision, Regeneration III and Strength III.
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Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Use cases
Horror survival
Players seeking a frightening threat in survival worlds can meet the mob at night in the Overworld.
Who it’s for: Players and server owners who want a horror-themed hostile mob in a Forge or NeoForge world, with a craftable trophy and a brewed potion as rewards.
How it compares
Hunted.jar is server-side only, so players join without installing anything, and it is published for 1.20.1 – 1.21.5 under All rights reserved. Horror Faces is also client and server and under All rights reserved, but it covers 1.20.1 – 1.21.4. Zombified mobs is limited to 1.20.1 on Forge alone and needs both sides as well.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Skinwalker Hunt | Forge and NeoForge | 1.20.1 – 1.21.1 | Client and server | 2026-09-12 |
| Hunted.jar | Forge and NeoForge | 1.20.1 – 1.21.5 | Server-side only | 2025-04-02 |
| Horror Faces | Forge and NeoForge | 1.20.1 – 1.21.4 | Client and server | 2026-05-03 |
| Zombified mobs | Forge | 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2024-10-04 |
Questions
Does The Skinwalker Hunt need to be installed on the server?
Which loaders and versions does The Skinwalker Hunt support?
Can the Skinwalker drop the Iron Axe on every server?
In the catalog
The Skinwalker Hunt is one of 11,058 Mobs mods on ModsFinder, and one of 6,527 Mobs mods for Forge. 32,366 mods support Minecraft 1.21.1.
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This mod is a horror mod that adds a new mob called Skinwalker who can transform into other mobs to hunt the player New rare mob that spawns in any biome in Overworld. Have 500 HP and 8 attack damage. Adds Nausea and Blindness effects when attacking the player Spawns in form of Cat, Wolf, Villager, Cow, Sheep, Pig…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/the-skinwalker-hunt
- Owner
- ArkyFursblack
- Published
- 2025-04-17
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-09-12
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15